The Board of Directors of U.S. Livestock Genetics Export Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Martin Sieber, effective January 16, 2017. Martin will work under the direction of President/CEO Michael A. Phillips for a short transition period and then, upon Mike’s retirement, succeed him as USLGE President and Chief Executive Officer.

Martin brings expansive knowledge of animal breeding, international livestock marketing, and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) programs to the USLGE staff. Born and raised in Germany, he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in animal breeding. He came to Iowa State University in 1985 as a postdoctoral research scholar, studying the relationship of conformation and yield traits in Holstein cattle. Martin’s career includes key positions in international market development with the National Association of Animal Breeders and Minitube USA, and he founded AgDevelop, an independent consulting firm for international agricultural market development. His work with livestock producers, international export and import companies, agricultural ministries, and U.S. embassies extends to more than 75 countries.

Mike Phillips completed 23 years as the founding president of USLGE at its 2017 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio. From a mere 6 members in February 1994, Mike has guided the growth and development of USLGE as an FAS cooperator to include 54 organizations representing all sectors of the U.S. livestock and genetics business plus State Departments of Agriculture, individual seedstock producers, and exporters. He has worked tirelessly to champion the U.S. livestock industry and connect USLGE members with producers and government personnel across the globe. USLGE has been incredibly fortunate to have such a leader and advocate who is widely respected around the world.

U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. (www.uslge.org) was incorporated in October 1993 as a nationwide, livestock- specific, industrywide non-profit corporation to represent the international market development interests of the U.S. livestock and livestock genetics industry. As an umbrella organization, USLGE brings together 54 U. S. livestock organizations representing dairy, beef, sheep, swine and horse breeding associations and embryo and semen industries as well as state Departments of Agriculture, individual seedstock producers, and exporters. USLGE is a cooperator with the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of USDA and administers federally funded international livestock market development and promotional programs.

Greetings fellow AETA members: As the summer heat settles in, we wish everyone a safe and relaxing season. The year tends to pass quickly, and we continue to gear up for our annual convention in beautiful Colorado Springs. We thank Dr. Matt Dorshorst and his convention planning team for their outstanding efforts on this convention.[…]

Dear AETA members: The purpose of AETA is to unite those organizations and individuals in the United States engaged in the embryo transfer industry into an affiliated federation operating under self- imposed standards of performance and conduct. As AETA delivers on education and standards of quality through its certification program, we become the “voice” for[…]

The 2019 AETA-CETA/ACTE Joint Annual Convention will be held from October 24–26, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference will take place at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. All of the AETA scientific, social and exhibitor information can be found on the AETA Annual Convention page as it becomes available. Check back often! Colorado Springs is[…]

The AETA/AASRP 2019 Small Ruminant Embryo Transfer Seminar was held June 19 to 22, 2019, at The Ohio State University Large Animal Services satellite veterinary teaching hospital in Marysville, Ohio. The meeting was organized by Dr. Eric Gordon. The course started on Wednesday, June 19, with a review of small ruminant reproductive physiology by Dr.[…]

The AABP office has received questions from members regarding the legality of using compounded estradiol products in cattle for embryo transfer protocols. AABP has also been in discussion with the FDA about the use of compounded estradiol products in food animals. Compounding from approved drugs in animals is only permitted under the narrowly defined conditions[…]

Read full paper here C. Wrenzycki http://dx.doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-AR869 Anim Reprod, vol.13, n3, p.279-282, 2016 Abstract Over the past decades in vitro production (IVP) of bovine embryos has been significantly improved. Nevertheless, embryos generated in vitro still differ from their in vivo produced counterparts. Embryos must adjust to multiple microenvironments at preimplantation stages. Consequently, maintaining or mimicking the in[…]

By Dr. Matt Iager, 2019 AETA President Greetings to you from AETA. As spring business gears up, don’t forget to take time to interact with friends and family and thank the farmers and ranchers who provide the avenue for our services. AETA has been busy focusing and planning for a fun and successful 2019! In[…]

The 2019 AETA-CETA/ACTE will be held from October 24–26, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference will be held at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. All of the AETA scientific, social, and exhibitor information can be found on the AETA Annual Convention page as it becomes available. Check back often! Colorado Springs is a wonderful city[…]

Submitted by Dr. Kevin Lindell Recently, Dr. Rachael Gately, Tufts Veterinary Field Service, had the opportunity (through a collaborative research project) to explore the realm of small ruminant ovum pick-up (OPU)/in vitro fertilization (IVF). We thought it would be interesting to the membership to relay our initial experiences and challenges. To date, donors have been[…]